American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” This reminder speaks directly to where we are with our best days happening into the ne...

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year's Day. The Democrat's team is planning two separate swea...

Filmmakers David Lynch and Rob Reiner were among the noteworthy and influential people who died in 2025 where the deaths themselves had a widespread impact. The deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hack...

Both the Senate and the House are moving legislative packages to deal with the housing crisis in the country, but whether one makes it to the president’s desk remains in question. Rep. Brittany Petter...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had oppo...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two oth...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire agreement the two countries signed to end bitter figh...

This music fan and more than fortunate left of the dial radio employee and independent critic took in well over 100 new records this year. Some of them received a deep listen, others got smoked over o...

An elderly couple died in a house fire Tuesday night on County Road 525 east of Bayfield, according to Upper Pine River Fire Protection District. The fire was reported shortly before 8 p.m. in the 10...

There are many moments of considerable learning as we wander this path called aging. It seems like every day there’s another issue to fuel our journey. Signs that let us know our time is finite, our b...